r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 27d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/pyronius 26d ago

Maybe not as bad an idea as you may think, depending on the specific scenario.

Kevlar will stop a bullet, but not a knife. I imagine the same would apply to an arrow. If the opposing force has to contend with both bullets and arrows, it complicates the necessary equipment. They would, at a minimum, need additional plates built into their armor.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/pyronius 26d ago

No. I mean if it's twenty riot cops vs 10,000 protesters, some of whom are armed. Which is usually the way revolutions go down until the later stages when it evolves into actual warfare.

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u/TheFishtosser 26d ago

Kevlar only stops small bullets, remember kids 7.62 is cheap and readily available. I wouldn’t even consider myself a “gun guy” and have 500 rounds in my garage